The Cubs informed first base prospect Bryan LaHair this offseason that they didn't intend on trying to sign Albert Pujols or Prince Fielder. "I got a whole bunch of e-mails and stuff, and for a while there I wasn't sure what was going to happen," LaHair said. "They had the two big dogs out there- Prince and (Albert) Pujols available. When they came off the board, that felt a lot better." LaHair, a 29-year-old, left-handed power hitter who earned Pacific Coast League MVP honors last year at Triple-A Iowa, really wasn't all that concerned. "In the beginning they told me the whole Pujols-Fielder thing was all rumors at the time," he said of president Theo Epstein and general manager Jed Hoyer. "They didn't really have much intention (on signing either one). Baseball can change day to day, so you never know, but it sounded like Theo really wanted to give me an opportunity. "I think he feels like I'm capable and I have the abilities to succeed at the big league level, and that's what I want to show them."